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istc rical ScThe Norman TranscriptJ. J. BURKE, Editor.VOLUME XXIIA Live Republican Newspaper—Devoted to the Best Interests of Norman and Cleveland County.NORMAN, CLEVELAND COUNTY, OKLAHOMA, THURSDAY, OCT. 5, 1911.R. A. BRIGHAM, Publisher.NUMBER 45THE COURTSLOWLYCLEVELANDLITTLE HELPS FOR WORKERSThe Best Eloquence in Sales WorkJUDGE F. B. SWANK CONVENEDCOUNTY COURT IN NORMANMONDAY.SECOND PRIZEH. H. JACOBS TAKES PREMIUMOVER i WENTY-SIX COMPETI-TORS.STATE FAIRTHE EXHIBITS IN ALL LINES AREWORTH GOING MILES TO SEE-CREDITABLE SHOWINGELECTIONONLt OVII. USES HtflliD MI Ml!'*!! litTS HISTOFFICERSSENTENCEDJUDGE COTTRELL SENTENCEDBEALL AND QUINN TO ONEYEAR AND ONE DAYCHARGED WITH" CONSPIRACYOnly a Few Cases Filed -District |Court -One Divorce Suit- OtherNotes.Judge F. B. Swank convenedcourt in Norman Monday atwhich time only cases of finalsettlement were heard. On Oct.9th court will again convenewhen a jury will be empanelled.Settlements of Estate.The following final settlement•of estates were heard in countycourt this week:R. M. Rowntree; C. H. Bes-sent, administrator.W. C. James; Amanda L.James, administratrix.W. T. Shields; T. G. Shields,administrator.Sarelda Jane Grotts; J. W.Grotts, administrator.W. M. Luckcuck; Jno.cuck, executer.Rosella Trombla; 0. S. Sandersexecuter.A Worker whose task is to communicate rtatements about; some product of value to the possible buyer—whether he be theadvertising man, the quotation or inquiry correspondent, or thej salesman with order-book in hand -needs no element more than heneeds the simple truth about the article or service involved. And,his statements of fact do not need much garnishment and festoon-ing-lest the simple facts be obscured by too much qualification.The simple fact about verity of statement as ascribed to PeterPinder is quite to the point:"Truth needs not, John, the eloquence of oaths,, Not more than a decent suit of clothesj Requires the broad lace, the expensive glare,That makes the linsey-woolsey stare."Reliability, valuable goods, mutual interest and a good under-| IT |§ TRIIIY A (iHFAT FAIRstanding are the factors which promote continued business rela-1tions between the man who buys and those who encourage or in-i vite sales, or who take the orders. These elements cannot affiliatej with "dodging the issue," or with out-and-out misrepresentation.They are running mates of truth, and there can be no lasting suc-cess without adhering close to these facts.The business man who relies on the truth about every proposi-rountv Hianlav th* Stot* FW ,tion he advances, who stands firm for just compensation,in Oklahnmn fiKr keeps an eye wide open to see that the deals he proposes are fairNoble ennntv fir«f l°- the conce™ he represents, and equally so to the customer, restsWoodward countv trot third success°n Justice, integrity and mutual benefits. He is frank,There were Stv six conn direfct' .W0,Ties not- ^cause he has nothing to conceal-hasmadeexhih?t/wWh statements bein*? declarations of fact need no oft-repeatecTvoicing" I magnificent and well worth going which hinged on the constructionoDen their 1° bLetun^- n,° amens, no strenuous urging, no anxiety in fear that many miles to see. of the "grandfather's clause,'and^dmirat?on Th^ rwt-iifih/ buyer will not accept or wiH not be moved by his plea or offers. The writer was surprised. "Jh^,.CLertain y Such a man knows that the facts appeal naturally to all menReally Wonderful Work Eor Jacobs.Considering Many Discourage-ments—Fine Displays.Cleveland county won thesecond premium for the bestDisplays Surpass All Expectations— Prevented Legal Voters From Cast-Be Sure to Attend and Inspect ing Their Ballots-Appealed toEvery Department. Higher Courts.Have you attended the State Judge Cotteral, of the UnitedFair now in progress at Oklahoma j States District Court, on Satur-City? day sentenced Beall and Quinn,If not, why not? j two officers of election in King-You ought to. ! fisher county, to one year andThe exhibits of cattle, hogs, j one day's imprisonment in thepoultry, horses, agricultural pro-j penitentiary for conspiracy toducts, grains, minerals, arts ] prevent legal voters castingagnificent exhibits safety. "The eloquence of qathes" is not necessary because his and sciences, in every line, are I their ballots. The case was oneI magnificent and well worth going i which hinged cj many miles to see. of the "grandThe writer was surprised. He : and was brougdemonstrated that Oklnhnmu 1 j T,a ma" KIlows ul?c ine iacts appeal naturally to all men, "" truly one of the gJeatest agncul- and},hat the>' carrj^conv.ct.on without firing off the heavy artillerytural state in the Union.or sales-oratory, or bringing into play a gatling gun of argumentstinctured with overdrawn or extravagant statement. The workerHe and was brought under the fed-expected to see a fine display, eral statutes. Congressmen,but this one surpassed his expec-who are elected under federaltations in every way. : statutes, but at the same timeEspecially are the displays I as state officers, were voted forTo Mr. H. H. Jacobs is due in sales problems who is helping to sell something of good value made of agricultural products by at the election in 1910. ItTO c. n 11 ru n\'LM 11 f F sw fho onlnnrli #-1 . 1 . ~ _ . • , <• •, ,i ' a! /Wv i i i 1 l *the entire credit for the splendid who knows their every point of"merit (also the worth of otherj showing made by Cleveland similar goods), who appreciates the customer's needs, and thenLuck- j county, and he made it against holds to the truth in every word can do business in any marketgreat odds and many discourage- j and be happy in the doing of it.ments. Where almost everyother county had most generousfunds to make tleir,showing Mr.Jacobs had less than $100, andj that was secured by hardest ofJ hard work. Woodward county'sj representatives, for instance,! „ j t t, . oo j **• wfre; ?iven $1100 by the people state bank guarantee fund, hasti I wood L. Kush, 23, and Miss, of that county with which to issued a report up to the close ofmarriage licenses.Evert L. Striegel, 20, andMiss Edna Attoway, 18, both ofNorman.ROTTEN CONDITIONSm (iDAHANiEE FUND.

Treasurer F. G. Dennis, of theEthel C. Hunt, 21, fcfoth of Ne-walla.Otto Woodring, 24, and Mrs.Ollie Dailey, 25, both of Noble.Geo. James, 21, and Miss Ger-trude Bell, 20, both of Moore.adjudged insane.Chas. F. Goodbody and AlfordEichelberger were tried beforethe board of insanity this weekand committed to the asylum.district court.Barker Lumber Co. vs. John L.Hoshall, M. E. Hoshall, HattieA. Montgomery and G. T. Nost,Suit on account.Henry L. Sanderson and DoraE. Sanderson vs. N. Marr.Right of title to certain real es-tate.William Bell vs. Andrew Good-holm. Suit on note.A. V. Peltier vs. Sarah PeltierSuit for divorce.Deputy Sheriff L. B. Higbeewas here Tuesday from Lexing-ton with Homer Rose who wascharged with stealing a wagonsheet. Rose was fined $20 andcosts and is now at work on thepublic roads.Mrs. Geo. Peery, who hasORGANIZE NORMANATHLETIC ASSOCIATIONNorman is to have an athleticassociation.Plans have been perfected bytwenty-six counties of Oklahoma | charged and proven that Beallworthy your attention, and j and Quinn, acting as election offi-worthy more than a passing j cers, entered into a conspiracymention. Fruit that compared to deprive negroes of voting forwell with that of California, congressmen, thereby violatinggrains equal to the best of Min- the federal law. Beal and Quinnnesota, corn vieing with that of I have taken an appeal to theIllinois and Iowa, cotton as good higher courts and are at libertyas grown in Texas or Mississippi | on $2,000 bond each, pending— everything equal to the best j the appeal.grown anywhere, and Cleveland The Democratic forces are atcounty showing up among the j sea as to what to do to savevery best of the twenty-six! j their faces, it being admittedThe exhibits of the mineral; that this decision and penaltyresources of Oklahoma are s- i practically puts an end to the en-!^and make their exhibits; business Sept. 30, 1911. It, which about""forty"selecY'citizen'sand Noble county, which got shows $44,237.40 in cash in the | become charter members Afirst prize, contributed $1300 to fund, and assets of $1,334,690. meeting will be held in the First Penally fi,le and thoroughly I forcement of the "grandfatherher representatives-and all These assets consists of notes , National Bank to night at which ; comp'etc, reflecting great credit clause," for election officers areotner counties except Cleveland. taken in from the defunct banks, time plans and propositions wjH! upon Prof. Gould and his associ- not going to go to the penitenti-m like proportion. I and their value is approximately j be discussed for the good of the Iates- They are eye-openers to J ary simply to please DemocraticHad Mr. Jacobs received a I nothing -at least very problem-J organization. Rooms will belittle more money and a little atic. If the fund gets twenty' secured and fitted up accordiiencouragement he would have 1 per cent of it in twenty years, ac- to plans and specifications of amade a display that would have , cording to the best posted state j committee which will be appoin-' stone>"swept the platter" in every financiers, it will do well. ted for that purpose.particular. It is a damnable Against the $44,237 there is The organization willshame that the people of Cleve- outstanding$350,000 in warrants, ! the form of a commercialland county are not more fully , which would leave the fund over j only it will be different,dive to their possibilities and to ; $300,000 in debt outside its very ! rooms will be open to those who Possibilities of wealth whentheir duties. poor assets. | are members, where they may tllese resources are developed.The Oklahoman says: , Should one or more state banks go at leisure and partake of the , Seattle, Oklahoma is showingCleveland county was awarded . irl Oklahoma within a short pleasures and comforts which Herefords (Iom Smith's, ofsecond premium and Woodward time (which is not beyond a pos- the organization will afford. Cleveland county, being amongcounty, third. Cash premiums sibility), a new assessment and Simply a place where one may ^ best), Short horns, Polledamounting to $1,235 wers award-'? very heavy one would have to j go and spend an hour in study or , Augus, Holsteins, Jerseys andbe made , recreation, and where an out-of j ot'ier thoroughbreds; and inState Examiner Taylor isprob-j town visitor may be entertained I swme, sheep and horses the ex-g the Columbia Loan & Trust | while in the citv. Athletic am) | hibits are very fine. The same. . „ even those of us who have aome ! politicians. In state elections,If the fund gets twenty j secured and fitted up according I id?a that Oklahoma is great on in elections where state matters*+ 1 ' •" • - Minerals. Coal, iron ore, lime j only are at issue, it is believed thebuilding stone, cement, | clause may be enforced, but ingypsum, marble, zinc, lead, ! elections for congressmen, orand oil—it is really wonderful president or where any federalthe variety and kinds of mineral I question is involved, the clausethis state possesses, and the will certainly not be enforced.Democratic polititians think theonly way out of the trouble willbe to have state elections andfederal elections held at differ-ent times.takeclub,Thewhomayed to the following conuties, in-cluding the winners of the firstthree pren i ims; First p; < mi ;m,Noble, *200; second, Cleveland,■^150; third, Woodward, $125;fourth, Lincoln, $100; fifth, Har-per, $90; sixth, Kaj^ $80;seventh,Grant $75; eighth, Caddo, 70;ninth, Beckham, $65; tenth,Custer, $60; eleventh, Johnston,$55; twelfth, Roger Mills, $50;thirteenth, Ellis, $45; fourteenthCarter, $40; fifteenth,$30.The twenty-six county exhibitsingCompany's affiairs, and also theaffairs of other defunct institu-tions which have taken the mon-ey of the guarantee fund, andmaybe some persons will go tothe penitentiary as a result.i . , , j . ,, . . , were judged according to thesued her husband in the district jfo„ovviJ y.score ca,.d> Gardencourt for r. divorce and later'filed suit in county court alleg-ing non-support of their onechild, paid the cost of $7.50 andthis suit has been dismissed.Jesse Sloan escaped from theroad gang Saturday night and isstill at liberty.production 10 points. Field pro-ducts 50 points; orchard products,15 points; arrangement and dec-oration, 25 points.Mad Dog Stunt and Hydrophobia.Sam Crawford had to kill hisWashita, |bull terrier pup last Sunday, be-ing afraid he was going madand might bite somebody. Hehad the pup up town Sundaymorning and the animal thenwhile in the city. Athletic andgymnasium accommodations,billiards for those who like thesport, shower baths, books, mag-azines, etc. will be the mainfeature of the organization.Double Murder in Oklahoma City.News comes from OklahomaCity that on Monday night last,Jack Housh. a laborer, shot andkilled his wife, Margaret Housh,and her "lover," Ross Reed, atthe corner of Pottawatomie andHudson, and then turned theveryis true of poultry, Oklahomaseeming to be especially adaptedto chickens, turkies, ducks andgeese It is truly a great fair,and if you ha vent already visitedit, you should do so by all means.Professor C. N. Gould Resigns.Prof. C. N. Gould, who forseveral years has been at thehjad of the Oklahoma Geologicalsurvey, has resigned, accordingto reliable information. His res-ignation, it is understood, is inBaker and Stansberry Arrested.On complaint of Night MarshalCain, J. J. Baker, general agentof the Santa Fe here, and ScottStansbury, cashier, were arrest-ed one day last week for refus-ing to let Cain examine thebooks of the Santa Fe to ascer-tain who was receiving liquor.They gave bond to, appear in thecounty court when called. Theofficers claim the law is veryplain; that railroad officials arecompelled to give this informa-tion, and penalty for refusing isOnSanta Fe to Finish Work.Extra gangs, aggregatingmore than one hundred men,have been transferred by theSanta Fe from the line north ofOklahoma City to complete thework of re-ballasting with theheaviest available material, thetrack from Arkansas City toPurcell. The gangs are now atwork between the Santa Fe sta-tion and Capitol Hill, with twowork trains kept busy supplyingthem wif h material. A fine ex-ample of construction work andengineering skill is said to beexemplified between Davis andDorothy, a portion of the linethat has just been raised aboveA. Grant Evans for Congress.News comes via OklahomaCity that Ex-President A. GrantEvans will be a Democratic can-didate for Congressman at largeat the election in 1912. If Gov.Cruce "whitewashes" the stateboard of education in respect tothe charges brought against itby Mr. Evans, Prof. Meier andothers, Mr. Evans will go beforethe people for "vindication."If the charges are sustainedagainst the board, Mr. Evanswill pose as a n.artyr and askthe suffrage of the people on ac-count of services well perform-ed. So he'll "ketch 'em" com-ing and going.It is said the warfare of thegave symptoms of rabies. When [ weapon on himself blowing out j the hands of Dean J C Monnethe got home he became worse ; his cw i brains. |0f the state university, and is to all danger of inundates from"theand when a bucket of water was i Reed, whose attentions to the ! take effect soon. " freshets that sweep down thethrown on him he went into wife caused Housh's jealousy, | Professor Gould has probably mountain valleys every heavyspasms-so Sam killed him to , went under several names and is more than anv other man in the rain. Six months ago the workprevent something worse. | said to have been a well known (state been responsible for theHenry Renner, too, has been | character of Lexington, near J advertising of Oklahoma's min-afraid he had a touch of hydro-, which town he had a wife and ! Pral resources and in this fun-phobia. He had killed an ani- children. At Oklahoma City he | nectira he hasmal said to be mad. and cut off ; went under the names of Reedits head to take to the University : and Patton, but his right namefor examination. He had a , is Pat.Sam pier. Under that [ state. From personil investiga- Purcell will end a series of mod-sore on his hand and some of name he had been arrested sev-, tion he has taken all his data ern, scientific railroad recon-virus from the head, he is afraid, eral times in this county for for the material he has written, struction work transforming thegot into his blood through that | bootlegging and there are now j and in this he has always been Oklahoma division of the mainsore. An examination of the cases pending against him in | exceedingly conservative. line of the Santa Fe into whathead demonstrated that the an- Cleveland county. He followed , it js not known who will sue- engineers concieve to be the fin-lmal was mad and Henry has | the same business in Oklahoma Ceed Professor Gould, although est specimens in the southwestinj nection he has written manyI valuable papers explaining themineral deposits found in theof taking up the old 75 poundrails from the Oklahoma mainline and replacing them withnew 90 pound steel was com-pleted. The completion of thework from Oklahoma City toinbeen taking treatment ever j City and was getting wealthy,since. He thinks the treatment! He was formerly city marshal ofhas been effective and that he Lexington, but resigned for theis now out of danger. j avowed purpose of going into | bootlegging.His body was taken to—Charlie Abbot is building a ^ , • ,neat five-room bungalow nn his ; inkton yesterday foi burial.Lex-severe. un the other hand,railroad agents are instructed by Evans-Abbot faction against the lots in the State University ad-! —The Cottage home has beentheir superiors not to give out j Wilson-Scott Glenn-Bob Dunlap dition. 1 remodeled and refitted and nowsuch information— and there you {outfit will not be allowed to die | is in a position to serve the pa-are. Probably the local menjout. L.J. Abbot, formerly of City and will whoop it up against j trons satisfactorily. Priceswill be vigorously defended by [the Edmond Normal, has start-(Wilson and his faction. The'$1.50 and $2.00 per day. Sun-ed "Progress" in Oklahoma 1 war promises to be a merry one. day dinner 35c.several applications have been of bed and track achievement,received. Professor Gould has It is said that a maximnm speednot intimated what he will do in and safety can now be obtainedthe future, but it is understood at a minimum of accident liabil-that he does not contemplate ity and operating expense,leaving Oklahoma.It is understood he has sever-al mineral prospects in Oklaho-ma which he will develop.the railroad.—W. M. Alexander's new res-idence in Second University ad-dition is beginning to loom upin the distance. It will be one—Largest and best line of j of the most attractive and home-queensware in the county at the like homes in the city when corn-Broken Dollar Store. j pleted.